Grounded in the science and research of language-based learning differences, AIM Academy’s commitment to academic excellence and the belief that each student’s strengths should be encouraged to flourish has made it a leader in the field for students who learn differently.

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Equity & Diversity Statement

AIM has always celebrated differences and was founded on the principles of shedding labels and breaking down artificial barriers. At our core, we are dedicated to building and sustaining equity by actively embracing diversity in our community. Our approach to the critical work of equity and inclusion is driven by our values of respect, unity, and empathy. We recognize, reflect upon, and are meaningfully informed by the plurality of experiences that each student, family, and staff/faculty member brings to our community. We embrace all forms of identity including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and class, faith and belief, age, ability, learning differences, and the broad range of human experiences and perspectives.

Our strength is in our ability to engage in open dialogue, question, examine assumptions, collaborate, embrace challenges, attune to all voices, and seek to understand one another. We are regularly working to increase the cultural responsiveness of our curriculum, professional development opportunities for faculty and staff, and thoughtful community programming. We recognize that a commitment to equity and diversity requires attention across all layers of the institution in order to assure that our values are reflected in every aspect of our community. We are a community where everyone’s differences are acknowledged, respected, and celebrated so that all members are safe being themselves and all voices are sought and heard. This strategic and research-driven focus on equity and inclusion is essential for AIM to fully realize its mission to provide extraordinary educational opportunities.

We are a community where everyone’s differences are acknowledged, respected, and celebrated so that all members are safe being themselves and all voices are sought and heard."

We recognize, reflect upon, and are meaningfully informed by the plurality of experiences."

Examples of the Equity & Diversity Statement in action include, but are not limited to, the following:

11th Grade Literature & History: Intersectional Perspectives on being an American analyzing the convergence of identities in literature

All texts are thoughtfully chosen with focus on exploring diverse populations such as Dear Benjamin Banneker by Andrea Davis Pinkney, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by Bryan Mealer and William Kamkwamba, Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, and Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

In January 2017, AIM’s Equity Working Group, comprised of faculty members from all divisions as well as school leadership/administration, began meeting on a monthly basis to take a strategic approach to diversity and equity, as advised by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

The Equity Working Group set a short-term and long-term vision for equity and inclusion at AIM using NAIS’s Principles of Good Practice on Equity and Justice

The Equity Working Group convened various constituents, including faculty, students, parents, and alumni, to collaboratively rewrite AIM’s Statement on Diversity and Equity, more definitively asserting our commitment to inclusion.

In June 2018, the AIM Board of Trustees approved the new Statement on Diversity and Equity

AIM Academy does not discriminate in its educational, admission or financial aid policies on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.

AIM Academy is a coeducational, independent school located just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dedicated to providing extraordinary educational opportunities to children in grades 1-12 with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. Our rigorous, academic elementary, middle and high school programs, taught by experienced and creative faculty, incorporate evidence-based interventions in an arts-based learning environment that is college preparatory in scope and sequence. Our programs are designed to foster self-esteem and social responsibility both in the classroom and through our comprehensive athletics, extracurricular and summer enrichment programs. AIM, with its AIM Academy and AIM Institute, is an education partner in the Haskins Global L2 (Language & Literacy) Innovation Hub with Haskins Laboratories, formally affiliated with University of Connecticut and Yale University. The AIM Institute for Learning & Research™ was created as a center for educational excellence and professional development disseminating to area educators the latest research, technology, and best practices in the fields of learning disabilities, dyslexia and literacy, including Wilson Language Training® and Orton-Gillingham.